Morning Light - Isaiah 43

Today: [Isaiah 43] The Jacob Mentality: In chapter 43 of Isaiah we see that God CREATED Jacob, but He FORMED ISRAEL. This speaks to us of the new birth. We all become new creations in Christ when we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. We are born with a fallen nature as Jacob, condemned to a life of struggle and self-loathing. In Christ, however the old passes away and we as Jacob take on the entitlement of one who as Israel has prevailed in the things of God. Are you tired of the struggle? Are you weary of facing life’s challenges with only your own meager resources to defend yourself? In this chapter, we see God speaking to us through the words of Isaiah that He will help us and deliver us, first from ourselves and our own flawed character – and then from every offending circumstance.